tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616069914052039732.post6090438185768464926..comments2023-11-05T00:53:38.068-07:00Comments on Performance, Place, and Politics: Nixon in China in VancouverPeter Dickinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06525339624428863930noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616069914052039732.post-17579984566375106842010-03-19T15:46:29.278-07:002010-03-19T15:46:29.278-07:00Thanks for coming, Peter, and for blogging about i...Thanks for coming, Peter, and for blogging about it. And thank you too for remaining open-minded all the way through! Nixon in China is certainly a different kind of opera and really takes the art form in a new direction.<br /><br />Opera is vast genre, encompassing everything from light, sparkling Mozart comedies to heavy, darkly passionate works by Wagner. Opera fans are varied too, wonderfully and wildly opinionated, even when it comes to the ‘classics’: some refuse to sit through Mozart and some think that Wagner could stand a good edit. But one thing is common: they will not suffer for their art and neither should you. If you liked the singing, the acting, the sets, the music and the ballet, but it just seemed too long, or the story too abstract, that’s perfectly valid.<br /><br />Like any art form, there are some operas that are better appreciated after some experience with the genre, like Nixon. But above all, opera is meant to be enjoyed, and so if you didn’t like Nixon, you didn’t like Nixon, no matter what the critics say.<br /><br />Up next at VO, we have The Marriage of Figaro, which is as different from Nixon as you can get. If you haven’t seen it already, I’d encourage you to give it a try. If you don’t like it, well, then it’s probably safe to say opera’s not for you! Fair enough – some people don’t like jazz, or ballet. (Personally, I don’t understand the big deal about Fellini. So there you go.)<br /><br />But thank you again for coming to the show and for this post. <br /><br />All best wishes,<br />Selina <br />Communications Manager<br />Vancouver Opera<br />www.vancouveropera.caSelina at Vancouver Operahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07095314575844625898noreply@blogger.com